Gustine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Waterford Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 back in March.
Malia Huhane put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Huhane was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Huhane wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Ventura, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Gustine's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Waterford, they moved to 3-14 with that win, which also ended their eight-game losing streak.
As of now, neither Gustine nor the Wildcats have any future games scheduled.
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